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Dr. Molly Hunter joins us to discuss her work with the Joint Fire Science Program and the Fire Science Exchange Network, two organizations established to support fireland science research, provide science-based decisions to managers, and foster collaboration between scientists and practitioners. We also discuss the importance of measuring outcomes and the roles that trust and collaboration play in successful fire science management.

 

Resources:

• Joint Fire Science Program

• Fire Science Exchange Network

• Hunter, M. E. (2016). Outcomes of fire research: is science used?. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25(5), 495-504.

• Hunter, M. E., et al. (2020). The use of science in wildland fire management: a review of barriers and facilitators. Current Forestry Reports, 6, 354-367.

 

Dr. Molly Hunter Academic Profile

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi wildlandmgmt, Academic Profile

Dr. Marcus Lashley DrDisturbance, Academic Profile

 

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Kim Sash, the Biological Monitoring Coordinator for Tall Timbers Research Station, joins us to shed light on how fire shapes reptilian and amphibian habitat, the challenges of applying fire regimes to wetland management, and how fire is used to help conserve these fascinating creatures.

Resources:

• Bailey, M. A., et al. (2006). Habitat management guidelines for amphibians and reptiles of the southeastern United States. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Technical Publication HMG-2, Montgomery, Alabama, 88.

 

Kim Sash Contact, Tall Timbers

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi wildlandmgmt, Academic Profile

Dr. Marcus Lashley DrDisturbance, Academic Profile

 

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Music by Dr. David Mason and Artlist.io

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In this episode of Fire University, Marcus chats with Dr. Victoria Donovan, Assistant Professor of Forest Management at the University of Florida. Join as they discuss her past research understanding the roles of fire dynamics across plant and animal communities, as well as future research programs to continue understanding how fire shapes communities within spatio-temporal scales.

Dr. Victoria Donovan

The Donovan Lab

victoria.donovan@ufl.edu 

 

Dr. Marcus Lashley  - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab 

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Earlier this year, we created an online Fire Training Course to teach and train participants on how to use prescribed fire to reach land management objectives. We had fire experts join a panel discussion to answer questions and share their knowledge on the fundamentals of implementing fire and connecting with fire communities. This episode is that panel discussion.

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Whether it’s from fear of red meat allergy or Lyme’s disease, it’s safe to say that most people don’t hope to find a tick on them during routine checks. In this episode, Marcus introduces longtime friend and newly hired UF Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Dr. Carolina Baruzzi. Join as they break down their recent (unreleased) study assessing the effects that fire timing and deer have on tick populations.

 

Articles mentioned in this episode:

The Phenology of Ticks and the Effects of Long-Term Prescribed Burning on Tick Population Dynamics in Southwestern Georgia and Northwestern Florida

Reptile Host Associations of Ixodes scapularis in Florida and Implications for Borrelia spp. Ecology

Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density

Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?

Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with Exclusion of Deer by Electric Fencing Get access Arrow

Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) After the Complete Removal of Deer from an Isolated Offshore Island, Endemic for Lyme Disease

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi - @OaksandGoats

Dr. Marcus Lashley  - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab 

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The species you hunt need habitat year round. Now is a key time to evaluate your habitat management outcomes and plan for upcoming applications. Join Marcus as he chats with old friend and colleague Dr. Will Gulsby, Associate professor at Auburn University, as they discuss what you can do during the July heat. 

Dr. Will Gulsby - @dr_will_gulsby - Auburn Deer Lab

Dr. Marcus Lashley  - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab 

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We talk a lot about the aspects of habitat that wildlife use the most…but what about the unique habitat features wildlife use infrequently but are critical to their survival? For this episode, Marcus sits down with good colleagues and friends Dr. Colter Chitwood and Dr. Dwayne Elmore of Oklahoma State University to discuss this concept with gamebirds, box turtles, and more.

Dr. Colter Chitwood - colter.chitwood@okstate.edu - Chitwood Lab 

Dr. Dwayne Elmore - dwayne.elmore@okstate.edu

Dr. Marcus Lashley  - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab 

Papers discussed in this episode:

• Chiwood et al. 2017: Macroarthropod response to time-since-fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem
• Harris et al. 2020: Direct and Indirect Effects of Fire on Eastern Box Turtles
• Harris et al. 2020: Spatial Ecology and Resource Selection of Eastern Box Turtles
• Mason & Lashley 2021: Spatial scale in prescribed fire regimes: an understudied aspect in conservation with examples from the southeastern United States
• Robertson et al. 2021: Fire management alters the thermal landscape and provides multi-scale thermal options for a terrestrial turtle facing a changing climate

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Providing lactating does and their fawns with high-quality forage and cover is integral for both their nutrition and survival. In the southeast, fire is one of the leading management tools used to increase the quality of white-tailed deer habitat. For this episode, Marcus sits down with deer expert Dr. Bronson Strickland of the MSU Deer Lab to discuss details on what factors play a role in creating good-quality habitat for lactating does and their fawns.

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In today’s episode, @DrDisturbance chats with Dr. Stephen Pyne, author and professor at Arizona State University who specializes in fire history. Come travel back in time as he walks us through the evolution of fire on the North American landscape, human relationship with fire in the environment, and problems we face now and in the future. 

Dr. Stephen Pyne : stephen.pyne@asu.edu | Website | Publications

 

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In this episode of Fire University, Marcus chats with Dr. Katie Greenberg, research ecologist of upland hardwood ecology and management for the USDA Forest Service. Join as they discuss findings from long-term research treatments studying the effects of fire intensity on disturbance-dependent species. From open savannahs to upland oaks, you’ll learn the history of fire on the North American landscape as well as tips for improving your current land management practices.  

Katie H. Greenberg | cathryn.greenberg@usda.gov

Paper: Greenberg et al 2021. Introduction to Fire Ecology Across USA Forested Ecosystems: Past, Present, and Future. In Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of US Forested Ecosystems (pp. 1-30). Springer, Cham.

 

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